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Date
1880-1920
Description
Glass plate negative showing men and women stripping tobacco by hand; image shows a group of workers sitting inside a large warehouse building; tobacco piled on tables.
Topical Subject
Tobacco industry; Industrial buildings--Virginia--Richmond; Labor; Tobacco
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1100
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 vintage photoprint; 20 x 24 cm.; 1 film negative; 4 x 5 in.
Image Size
5.5x4.25
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of The Valentine as a source is requested. For information about ordering copies and commercial use of these images, contact The Valentine.
Collection
Selected Images from the Cook Photograph Collection
Source
Cook Photograph Collection, The Valentine, Richmond, Virginia.
File Name
cook_1100.jpg
Keywords
Tobacco industry; Industrial buildings--Virginia--Richmond; Labor; Tobacco